Barrett G, Victor C R
Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
Nurs Stand. 1997 Mar 19;11(26):40-4.
This article describes the development of health status measures and the benefits to be gained from their use. The difficulties in conceptualising and quantifying health are described. The authors conclude that a critical approach to the use of health status measures is needed if these instruments are to be of benefit to health care and health research.
本文描述了健康状况衡量指标的发展以及使用这些指标所带来的益处。文中阐述了在将健康概念化和量化方面存在的困难。作者们得出结论，如果这些工具要对医疗保健和健康研究有益，就需要对健康状况衡量指标的使用采取批判性方法。
